Stephen Myers a Capital Planning & Facilities Management team member at the University of Akron talks about the new $5 million expansion after a ground breaking ceremony outside the College of Business on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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College of Business Administration (Image courtesy of the University of Akron)

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University of Akron mascot Zippy gets a hard hat before the official ground breaking on a $5 million expansion to the College of Business on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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University of Akron College of Business Administration Dean Ravi Krovi on hand at the morning celebration and groundbreaking for a $5 million expansion to the College of Business on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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University of Akron breaks ground on a $5 million expansion to the College of Business on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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University of Akron College of Business Administration Dean Ravi Krovi directs dignitaries as they prepare to breaks ground on a $5 million expansion to the College of Business on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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University of Akron College of Business Administration student Kristin Genetin addresses a gathering before a ground breaking ceremony on a $5 million expansion to the College of Business on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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University of Akron invited guests gather before a ground breaking ceremony on a $5 million expansion to the College of Business on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in Akron, Ohio. (Phil Masturzo/Beacon Journal/Ohio.com)

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